Epitiro reveals Orange back in broadband top 5

07 February 2007

Orange has regained its place among the top five ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) UK broadband providers alongside BT, Virgin, Pipex and Demon, according to the latest Epitiro Internet Performance Indicator report.

The report tests internet services from the end-user's perspective, measuring technical performance aspects including speed and reliability of connection.

Orange stood out with the fastest 'ping' time – the time taken for data updates to be translated from the internet to a computer – which constitutes a big advantage for online gamers.

Meanwhile, BT offered the fastest HTTP download speed, which usually correlates to the speed of ordinary browsing.

Virgin boasted the lowest 'packet loss' rate, which can affect the streaming of audio and video viewed online, as well as the lowest number of connection failures.